Performance Poetry is poetry out loud; poems brought from the page to the stage.
The Bagpipes Play A Sad Tune The bagpipes play a sad sad tune it cuts the air at break of noon a voice of hills, of fields long bare
By ♿ V+ Marie381Uk about a year ago in Poets
He Grew Weed in the Loo There once was a poet who lived down our street His habits were odd and his poems were sweet He cared for his garden, well, sort of, it’s true
Running Away from the Bad Man I heard him first, before the dark had time to warn me, before my mind caught up with fear.
Can’t you see? Everything evolves— except the classroom. That old room where your soul gets locked in. The future flies,
By Liora Vogel about a year ago in Poets
I died last night in the darkened gloom. I died in arms bereft of bloom. Tears I’ve shed for lost branches’ warmth, Yearning more than the memories formed.
By Cathy holmesabout a year ago in Poets
Sometimes, the universe sends us angels disguised as humans. At first, you don’t notice. They aren’t a bright light shining down from the sky.
The Wind Can’t Keep a Secret I told the wind my secrets, he blabbed it to the world, shouted through the chimneys, left my quiet heart unfurled.
Echo From The Mountaintops Echo from the mountaintops, where earth and heaven meet, lift your voice in quiet strength, let it rise on steady feet.
Twists and Turns I never asked for easy roads, or signposts pointing home, I walked where shadows split the light, and carved my path alone.
They said he was Chimora, The great man who lived ninety harvests ago. A man whose words tamed angry crowds, Whose feet knew the path to every home.
By Sebastian Hillsabout a year ago in Poets
Watch me from a distance I asked you for so little But you gave me so much resistance Watch me as I’ve outgrown you You weren’t there to begin with
By Atomic Historianabout a year ago in Poets
“For Ernesto Ayala Jr., who dared to stand in light while the system cloaked itself in shadows.” Ernesto Ayala Jr., you will not vanish from memory.
By Vicki Lawana Trusselli about a year ago in Poets
